Standard UK bingo tickets come in strips of a set of six, and are sold as either a strip of six, or as separate sets depending on the bingo session you attend. If it is the first time you have played a bingo game, we would normally reccomend initially playing just a set of three bingo books- this means that although you will only have 45 numbers instead of the standard 90, it will be a lot easier for a first timer. Some people disagree with this though, and believe that a strip of six bingo tickets is easier, as that way you know that you have all 90 numbers that can be called out, and therefore you know that you will have to mark off each number. Trying a bingo game on the bingos.co.uk or Mecca Bingo websites are good practice - these bingo games will mark off the bingo numbers automatically, so you don't have to worry about missing any, and once your confidence has built up you have the option of switching off the automatic ticket marking so that you can daub your bingo tickets yourself - just like in a real UK bingo hall!

UK Bingo tickets aren't as daunting as they may first appear to be; if you look at the way the numbers run, they are arranged in nine columns, each of which would contain an entire set of numbers. So the first column contains numbers one to nine, the second ten to nineteen, and so on. Knowing this immediately makes it much easier!

On almost all bingo games, the bingo playing would commence with looking for any one line across. This can be anywhere on the bingo ticket, so if you are playing six bingo books, you would have a chance of winning on one of fifteen different lines. The most important thing to remember is that you must have the last bingo number called on that particular line if you want to make a winning bingo claim. If the bingo caller has started another number before you shout, you've had it! Also, don't forget to shout bingo loudly. A lot of people playing their first lot of bingo games (and indeed some people that have attended for years) are too shy to shout really loudly, but you shouldn't be frightened - you don't want to lose out on that money now, do you? It is a bit easier with the online bingo games at bingos.co.uk and Mecca Bingo, where the bingo numbers can be marked off automatically for you if you wish, and the bingo cards change colours as you get down to three, two and one numbers for a claim.

Once somebody in the bingo game wins the line, then most bingo games carry on for two lines across. Don't forget that on two line games, both lines must be on the same single bingo card. Once that has been claimed, the bingo game then normally carries on to a full house, which is all numbers marked off on a set.

Some bingo games are played differently, such as the National bingo Game or American-style or four line bingo books. But a good bingo caller will inform you how to play any unusual bingo games, or you can just check with a member of staff or another bingo customer. Some bingo games differ, like the National bingo Game, which is played for a full house only, or special bingo books like the American-style bingo books (which lend themselves to a greater number of winning combinations) or four-line (as opposed to the standard three-line) bingo tickets.